Instruction booklet TUMBLE DRYER Contents English Installation, 2-3 GB Installation GB Where to put your dryer Ventilation Electrical connection Levelling your dryer Before you start using your dryer Warnings Warnings, 4-5 General safety To minimise the risk of fire Maintenance and Care, 6 TVEL and TVYL 7kg Models Maintenance and Care Switching off the electricity Cleaning the filter after each cycle Check the drum after each cycle Cleaning the dryer Dryer description, 7 Description The front
Installation GB Where to put your dryer Place your dryer at a distance from gas ranges, stoves, heaters, or cook tops because flames can damage the appliance. Minimum gap 10mm If you are going to install the appliance under a work counter, be sure to leave a 10mm space between the top and any other Minimum gaps 15mm objects on or above the machine and a 15mm space between the sides and lateral furnishings or walls. This is to ensure proper air circulation. Make sure that the back vents are not obstructed.
Installation Open window venting Levelling your dryer The dryer must be installed level for correct operation. When you have installed your dryer in its final location check that it is level first side to side, then front to back. Description Start and Programmes If the dryer is not level, use a wooden block to support it while adjusting the two front legs up or down, until your dryer is level.
Warnings GB ! The appliance has been designed and built according to international safety standards. These warnings are given for safety reasons and must be followed carefully. ● ● ● General safety This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of knowledge if they are given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
Warnings ● GB Installation To minimise the risk of fire in your or explosive substances. Highly flammable tumble dryer, the following should be substances commonly used in domestic observed: environments including cooking oil, Tumble dry items only if they have been acetone, denatured alcohol, kerosene, washed with detergent and water, rinsed spot removers, turpentine, waxes and and been through the spin cycle. It is a wax removers.
Maintenance and Care GB Switching off the electricity Unplug your dryer when not using it, when cleaning it and during all maintenance operations. Clean the filter after each cycle The filter is an important part of your dryer: it accumulates lint and fluff that is formed while drying. Small items could also become trapped in the filter. When finished drying, therefore, clean the filter by rinsing it under running water or with your vacuum cleaner.
Dryer Description The front GB Drum Model & Serial numbers Rating plate Installation Control Panel The back Air Intake Vent Warnings Maintenance and Care Vent Tube fitted here Filter Caution: Hot! Description Control panel The START/PAUSE button/light starts a selected programme. When you press this button there will be one beep and the progress lights will flash to confirm the action.
Start and Programmes GB Choosing a programme 1. Plug the dryer into the electrical socket. 2. Sort your laundry according to fabric type (see Laundry). 3. Open the door and make sure the filter is clean and in place (see Maintenance). 4. Load the machine and make sure items are not in the way of the door seal. Close the door. 5. If none of the lights are on: Press the ON/OFF button . 6.
Start and Programmes Wool Programme ● ● ● ● This is a programme for tumble dryer safe garments marked with the symbol . It can be used for load sizes up to 1kg (approximately 3 sweaters). We recommend that garments are turned inside out before drying. This programme will take about 60 minutes, but may take longer depending on the size and density of the load and the spin speed used in your washer.
Start and Programmes Programmes GB ! If none of the lights are lit; Press the ON/OFF button Programme What it does... 1 Dries your clothes, ready 1. Position the PROGRAMME knob on 1. 2. Select any Options, if required. for wearing. Cottons Extra Dry 2 Standard Cotton 3 Cottons Hanger Dry 4 Cottons Iron Dry 5 Shirts Light Dry 6 Synthetics 10 and then select programme. How to set it... 3. Press the Start/Pause button Notes/Options available: . Dries your clothes, ready 1.
Start and Programmes Programmes Table GB ! If none of the lights are on; Press the ON/OFF button and then select programme. Programme What it does... Dries your Cotton 7 Jeans. Jeans Wool 9 10 Bed & Bath Delay Timer Crease Care or Sound Dries your Woollen clothes, (see previous pages). 1. Position the PROGRAMME knob on 8. 2. Press the Start/Pause button Sound Dries your clothes on Low heat setting, ready to be worn. 1. Position the PROGRAMME knob on 9. 2. Select any Options, if required. 3.
Start and Programmes GB The Controls PROGRAMMES knob ! Warning, if after pressing the start button, the programmes knob position is changed, the new position will NOT change the programme selected. To change a selected programme, press the Start/Pause button , the light flashes Amber to indicate the programme is paused. Select the new programme and any options required, the light will then flash green. Press the Start/Pause button again and the new programme will start.
Laundry Sorting your laundry Drying times Check symbols on clothing labels to make sure that the articles can be tumble dried. ● Sort laundry by fabric type. ● Empty pockets and check buttons. ● Close zippers and hooks and tie loose belts and strings. ● Wring out each item in order to eliminate as much excess water as possible. ! Do not load dripping wet clothes into the dryer. The table (see below) presents APPROXIMATE drying times in Minutes. Weights refer to dry garments.
Troubleshooting GB One day your dryer seems not to be working. Before you call your Service Centre (see Service), go through the following troubleshooting suggestions: Problem: Possible causes / Solution: The tumble dryer won’t start. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The plug is not plugged into the socket, or not making contact. There has been a power failure. The fuse has blown. Try to plug another appliance into the socket.
Service Before calling the Service Centre: ● This dryer is a complex machine. Repairing it yourself or having a non-authorised person try to repair it could cause harm to one or more persons, could damage the machine and could invalidate the spare parts warranty. Call an authorised technician if you experience problems while using the machine. Warnings Hotpoint Service UK: 08448 224 224 Republic of Ireland: 0818 313 413 www.hotpointservice.co.
Product Data... (EU Regulation 392/2012) 195118505.00 N 12/2013 - LION fpg . Four Ashes, Wolverhampton GB Brand Hotpoint Models Rated capacity of Cotton laundry for the standard programme at full load 7 kg Energy efficiency class B TVEL75C6P TVEL75C6G TVEL75C6A TVYL655CP TVYL655CG The weighted Annual Energy Consumption (AEc) 471.7 kWh Consumption per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full and partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes.
